The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Central Santa Barbara County in southwestern California until 415 AM PST. The area was left charred in December because of the Thomas fire , which burned 440 square miles, destroyed more than 100 structures and killed two people. [Full Article...]

In her usual fashion, Winx , off at 1-9, broke slow from the gate but recovered to sit eighth of nine down the backstretch in the one-mile race. Winx and team have gained nearly rock-star status Down Under, and this success - she swept by her rivals in what can only be described as contemptible style - was played out in front of thousands of jubilant fans. [Full Article...]

He said: "I think it's a effect of his profile as a boy and I think the people around him are the right people". "This season is really hard for him". Ibrahimovic has not played since that game, although the 36-year-old has indicated he may come out of global retirement to play for Sweden at the World Cup. [Full Article...]

ESPN reported on Friday that the "conduct detrimental to the team" the Cavs announced before Thursday's 108-97 loss to the 76ers was indeed broth-based. Get prep sports breaking news alerts from the Gwinnett Daily Post staff delivered to your email. This is, of course, not the first time Smith has exhibited questionable behavior. [Full Article...]

It has already been revealed that the San Francisco 49ers met with a number of the top running back prospects, including Saquon Barkley of Penn State , Ronald Jones of USC, and Royce Freeman of OR, at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week. [Full Article...]

The pizza chain, which faced slumping sales past year it blamed on National Football League player protests, announced Tuesday that it was not going to be "the official pizza of the NFL" moving forward, ESPN reported . "No one better understands the essence of Pizza Hut, including our consumers, than our group of owners and team members". For Papa John's however, the financial news for the ye... [Full Article...]

McPhee is the fourth Stanford women's basketball player to be named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year along with Chiney Ogwumike (2013-14), Kayla Pedersen (2010-11) and Jayne Appel (2009-10). USA Today says UW has "good wins" over Arizona, Arizona State, Belmont, Colorado (twice), Kansas and USC . Normally this is considered last possible resort; if you're not good enough to secure an at-large b... [Full Article...]

Arizona reinstated Miller on Thursday after he missed one game following the initial report. Miller has denied these allegations, as has Ayton's attorney. "In fact, I had never even met or spoke to Christian Dawkins until after Deandre publicly announced that he was coming to our school". Miller insisted that conversation never took place, calling any reports that it did "inaccurate, false and d... [Full Article...]

The subtext of Thursday night's game was all about the future of LeBron James , who will be a free agent at the end of the season. 'We're passionate about Philadelphia, ' said Asher Raphael, the company's co-CEO told ESPN . The Cleveland Cavaliers managed to improve to 4-2 since dealing six players before the National Basketball Association trade deadline. He finished the month averaging a ... [Full Article...]

The Sun also suggest that Wilshere has been left stunned after learning he would have to take a 25 per cent pay cut to his £120,000-a-week wage packet. Wenger said this week: "I want Jack to sign very quickly and I am happy to find the pen for him". "At the end of the day you have to respect the decision of the player". [Full Article...]

The injury is the same one that forced Nadal , 30, to withdraw from the Australian Open in Melbourne in January. The three-times grand slam victor returned to competition at the Australian Open in January but hobbled to a second round exit. [Full Article...]

Real are at home to 10th-placed Getafe on Saturday as Los Blancos look to regain momentum following Tuesday's surprise defeat to Espanyol. "Keep going to the end of the season". But Zidane's side have looked down and out of the La Liga title race for some time after an inconsistent league campaign. They'll be really focused, it's one of the biggest games of the year for them. [Full Article...]

He explained that by having fixed dates for elections would enable Nigeria to adopt global best practices in growing its democracy. But the recent bill passed by the National Assembly puts the National Assembly election first before every other election while the presidency comes last. [Full Article...]

The Merseyside club briefly climbed to second in the Premier League behind leaders Manchester City with Saturday's 4-1 win against West Ham United at Anfield before Manchester United leapfrogged them with a 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday. [Full Article...]

Russian athletes won't be allowed to march under their country's flag at Sunday's closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics , it has been decided. Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva is now the second Russian athlete facing doping allegations in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. [Full Article...]

I think it's rumours all the time [about my future]. Ibrahimovic retired from Swedish duty after their elimination from the group stages at Euro 2016, and some fans had hoped that the 35-year-old would end his exile to make one last finals appearance for his national side. [Full Article...]

The Ivorian's ill-discipline has been seen several times since he arrived in the summer and while it didn't cost his team on this occasion, equally, he didn't look at the races. Eriksen did manage to carve out an opening in the 54th minute, only for Kane to volley wide from inside the six-yard box. Hello good day and welcome to our coverage of the English Premier League . [Full Article...]

Neymar was carried off nine minutes from the end of the 3-0 win over Marseille on Sunday and PSG announced on Wednesday evening that the 26-year-old would go under the knife in Brazil this week. Brazil's hopes of winning the World Cup rest on the availability and fitness of Neymar , and his injury has come at a bad time in preparation for the competition. [Full Article...]

Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of former Brazil worldwide goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri on a deal to the end of the season. "Wilfried is recovering ahead of schedule, but he's still mainly doing straight running", said Hodgson. [Full Article...]

It will be different to the Manchester United home game , but we played well against Liverpool here [in the reverse fixture]. "It is every kid's dream to play for England, of course, but I know I have no chance if I am not giving my absolute all to keep Newcastle in the Premier League ". [Full Article...]